Lama Adnan Al-Aswad, M.D., M.P.H.
Irene Heinz Given and John La Porte Given Research Professor of Ophthalmology II
Laser Safety Officer , PPMC
Department: Ophthalmology
Contact information
Scheie Eye Institute
51 North 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
51 North 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Publications
Education:
MD (Medicine)
Damascus University Medical School, 1993.
MPH (Healthcare Policy and Management )
Mailman School of Public Health , 2015.
Permanent linkMD (Medicine)
Damascus University Medical School, 1993.
MPH (Healthcare Policy and Management )
Mailman School of Public Health , 2015.
Selected Publications
Prasad J, Sood S, Al-Aswad LA: Development of a Computerized and Automated Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Application to Aid in Glaucoma Surgical Management. J Glaucoma. ;34(6):494-498. doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000002557.(494-498), June 2025.Sood S, Al-Aswad LA.: Reply to Comment on "Salary Negotiations: Gender Differences in Attitudes, Priorities and Behaviors of Ophthalmologists". Am J Ophthalmol 258: 218, Feb 2024.
Sood S, Lidder AK, Elgin C, Law JC, Shukla AG, Winn BJ, Khouri AS, Miller-Ellis EG, Laudi J, SooHoo JR, DeVience E, Syed MF, Zerkin A, Al-Aswad LA.: Salary Negotiations: Gender Differences in Attitudes, Priorities, and Behaviors of Ophthalmologists. Am J Ophthalmol 257: P154-164, Jan 2024.
Hussain ZS, Muayad J, Harvey BJ, Al-Aswad LA, Fakoya AOJ, Yousefi S.: Rates of Laser Trabeculoplasty by Ophthalmologists and Optometrists: A Comparative Analysis of the CMS Medicare Public Use File. Clin Ophthalmol 2014(18): 269-275, Jan 2024.
Thaler A, Ong J, Al-Aswad LA: Upholding artificial intelligence transparency in ophthalmology: A call for collaboration between academia, industry, and government for patient care in the 21st century. Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila). Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila). 2024 Aug 17:100093. doi: 10.1016/j.apjo.2024.100093. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39159825 2024.
Heilenbach N, Sood S, Al-Aswad LA: Response to Letter to the Editor: The Use of Cost-effectiveness Analyses in Open-Angle Glaucoma Management: A Systematic Review of the Current Literature. J Glaucoma. 2024 May 27. doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000002445. 2024.
Sood S, Al-Aswad LA: The current landscape of social determinants of health in glaucoma (nature and nurture). Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2024 Apr;52(3):253-255. doi: 10.1111/ceo.14381. PMID: 38627883. 2024.
Chen D, Geevarghese A, Lee S, Plovnick C, Elgin C, Zhou R, Oermann E, Aphinyonaphongs Y, Al-Aswad LA. : Transparency in Artificial Intelligence Reporting in Ophthalmology-A Scoping Review. Ophthalmol Sci. 2024 Jan 18;4(4):100471. doi: 10.1016/j.xops.2024 2024.
Ong J, Jang KJ, Baek SJ, Hu D, Lin V, Jang S, Thaler A, Sabbagh N, Saeed A, Kwon M, Kim JH, Lee S, Han YS, Zhao M, Sokolsky O, Lee I, Al-Aswad LA: Development of oculomics artificial intelligence for cardiovascular risk factors: A case study in fundus oculomics for HbA1c assessment and clinically relevant considerations for clinicians. Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila). 2024 Aug 28:100095. doi: 10.1016/j.apjo.2024.100095. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39209216. 2024.
Asrani SG, McGlumphy EJ, Al-Aswad LA, Chaya CJ, Lin S, Musch DC, Pitha I, Robin AL, Wirostko B, Johnson TV: The relationship between intraocular pressure and glaucoma: An evolving concept. Prog Retin Eye Res. 2024 Nov; 103:101303. doi: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2024.101303. Epub 2024 Sep 19. PMID: 39303763. 2024.